Hello, and welcome to Ashlawn School! I am pleased to be at Ashlawn School for my 8th year as the Bilingual Family Resource Assistant (Spanish). I have a unique job where I use my Spanish to help families navigate the school system and understand the information they get from the school. I work closely with the ESOL HILT team and other staff to facilitate communication with students and families. Before coming to Ashlawn I did different things related to language teaching and learning – including teaching adult ESL with the REEP program for many years. I love languages and have studied Spanish, French, and Russian. I majored in Spanish at Bates College and I have a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from GMU. I live in Arlington and have one child in college and one in high school. I value the strong sense of community at Ashlawn and the commitment and dedication of our administrators and school staff. Go Eagles!

You can call me directly at 703-228-8292 or email me at Celia.Arnade@apsva.us. This year I will be at Ashlawn on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday afternoons. If there is a time-sensitive message please call the school office at 703-228-5270.